You can find Michelle's Mango & Avocado Salsa
with Tostones Recipe on her website.
If you don't have a tostonera which is a press for
making tostones, take a paper bag and place a plantain slice on it.
The name
for Tostones comes from the word «tostado» which means to toasted.
Delicious on its own, but mashed and deep fried into a
crispy tostone turns this banana cousin into culinary goodness that appreciated by even the pickiest toddler.
I serve these burgers
on tostones with Pika - peppa sauce, french fries and a side salad.
These
Paleo Tostones (twice - fried plantains) are cooked in coconut oil and served with a Whole30 friendly Avocado Ranch Dip that no one will guess is Paleo!
I did serve this yummy salsa (mango, red onion, avocado, cilantro, extra virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes, lime) with tortilla chips instead
of tostones because I'm a bit deep - fryer phobic.
Not only does this place have local, organic, chicken cooked over a wood burning rotisserie, it has a little side dish
called tostones, or fried green plantains.
And while plantains can be used in stews or baked and served alongside fish and meat, my favorite way of eating them involves double frying them
into tostones and dipping them into mojo, a garlic and olive oil condiment.
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Breakfasts Tostones: Twice Fried Green Plantains
The skin is crispy, the chimichurri is delicious and the
baked tostones round out the Latin American meal.
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Amongst my plate: tostones [Cuban fried plantains with black beans + sour cream], tofu nut balls + tofu tahini dressing, vegetable potato latkes, lemon + herb shrimp, fava bean spread, caprese toasts, dolmas, puff pastry and filo dough - wrapped asparagus, and a piece of corn on the cob [for the sake of summer].
Return the
flattened tostones to the hot oil and fry again until crisp around the edges and deeply golden.
With the bottom of a small pan or glass bowl, press the
cooked tostones to flatten them to half their original thickness.
Well I really wanted to make this dish and I had some
leftover tostones which are twice fried plantains and I didn't exactly have enough.
Salt
cod tostones satisfy a group of hungry believers thanks to Dining with Grace, and in Bayonne, New Jersey, the baking rock stars from Filled Cakes and Confections create an epic bible cake.
Serve with tortilla chips, soft tortillas or on the side of a main dish like Black Bean Enchiladas, Chicken Tacos or my favorite
Caribbean Tostones Rellenos.
Puerto Rican fare is hearty, stick - to - your - ribs kinda food — savoury meats served with rice & beans, the
aformentioned tostones, and our favourite: mofongo.
Not mushy like the Guatemalan variety, is it any wonder that the letters from crunchy, jungle -
grown tostones can be rearranged to read as «Tootness!»
There are tons of great how - to - make -
tostone recipes on the internet, which is (DUH!)
Serve it with our
Paleo Tostones, Paleo Taco Salad, Fish Tacos for a delicious meal!
Getting back to the event, itself... The menu for the evening began with a tasty Mango & Avocado Salsa
with Tostones.
Locally
called tostones, it is this writer's opinion that Nicaragua makes them better than anywhere else in the Latin American world.
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Chimichurri Crispy Duck with
Baked Tostones is not your typical duck breast recipe!
This salmon tartare is at its best served with a few
crispy tostones or crackers.
I'm a big fan of plantains, I buy them green and use them
for tostones, also called patacones or aplastados depending on where in Latin America you are from.
Serve with rice or another grain and
some tostones and your taste buds will thank you!
Serve this with
tostones (fried plantain chips) or tortilla chips.
Sweet potato chips or «toasts», plantain chips or
tostones (twice fried plantains) or just raw veggies would be good with this dip!
Fry the smashed plantains (
tostones) until first side is golden brown, then flip and repeat - about 2 - 3 minutes for each side.
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So happy you loved
the tostones as well as the sauce, and that the recipe was easy to follow
I admit that I was waiting for the perfect dip - idea to come along, because somehow just sharing
the tostone recipe felt unoriginal.
Green plantains are often fried then flattened and fried again to make
tostones.
Since I have a major ranch dressing obsession, I decided to make an avocado ranch to go with
my tostones.
Use as a dip for veggies,
tostones, or as a topping for sweet potato toast or a baked potato to make it a full meal!
Is it all absorbed in
the tostones or is there a lot left in the pan?
I mean, I've been known to whip up a few of
these tostones as a random after school snack before heading out to the kids» activities.
I couldn't wait to finally share
the tostone recipe I've been making constantly lately though!
Tostones (twice fried plátano), prepared in a similar way, are again enjoyed as snacks in the Caribbean and Latin Americas.